The yard was split into fours.

The younger kids had one half, while the older took the other side.

Then, once you split up that way, the girls got one side, and the boys got the other.

That's how things worked.

The Vantas brothers got there first, 6:35AM. Karkat sat on the wall near the basketball court and waited for the others while Kankri went to wait for his boyfriend on the other side of the yard.

Next came Kanaya, her older sister, Porrium, in tow, 6:42AM. Porrium greeted Kankri, as Kanaya took her waiting place by the old tree that stood against the fence.

The giggling Roxy Lalonde was drug into the yard by her younger sister, Rose, 6:57AM. Roxy clung to Porrium, half drunk. Rose went to greet her girlfriend, Kanaya.

Always perfectly timed, the Zahhak made their way into the yard, chattering about something, 7:00AM. Horuss left his brother with the girls and took his place by the gate.

The yard had begun to fill as Jake and John entered, 7:13AM. John excitedly hugged his now smiling boyfriend, Karkat, while Jake took Roxy away from Porrium.

Jade and Jane were close behind, 7:15AM. Roxy quickly hugged onto Jane, startling her distracted girlfriend, to which Jade left in a hurry. That was the usual.

Annoyed voices turned heads, Vriska and Aranea were arguing as they entered, 7:26AM. The fed up older sister quickly made her retreat to the other girls waiting across the yard.

Eridan and Cronus came surprisingly early, 7:30AM. Eridan was sitting alone, quietly waiting for his boyfriend, while his older brother left to find Kankri, his own lover.

The Strider's came next, 7:36AM. Jake took no time to find Dirk, giving him a good morning kiss. Dave looked disgusted and had to be rescued by his best friend, John.

The kittysisters were eagerly met by their best friends, 7:40AM. Meulin walked with Horuss to their spot in the yard, laughing about something probably stupid. Nepeta was piggy-backing on Equius to the other girls in their side of the yard. Kind of cute, really.

Latula rode in on a skateboard, Terezi laughing when she fell, 7:48AM. Greetings happened, and then the parting of the two for the day. Terezi on one side, irritating Vriska, her girlfriend, and Latula on the other, doing god knows what.

One was quiet, the other loud. Meenah and Feferi entered the yard and heads would turn, 7:56AM. Mostly for Meenah, though. Cronus was busy macking on Kankri and didn't notice her, but Aranea, her girlfriend, greeted her happily. Feferi sat with Eridan until his boyfriend came, she didn't want him to be alone.

The Makara's were next, 8:00AM. Gamzee was always stoned when he came, that was never a surprise to anyone. He sat with Karkat and John along the wall, waiting for his little boyfriend to come. Kurloz didn't talk much, so no one noticed when he left.

Tavros was wheeled into the yard by his brother Rufioh, 8:03AM. Tavros had been in a wheelchair since he was eight. Gamzee quickly approached, sitting carefully on Tavros' lap. Rufioh laughed, saying his goodbyes to the two, going to greet a waiting Horuss, his boyfriend of two years.

Silence had fallen when they arrived, 8:13AM. Damara spoke no words to her sister, Aradia, before leaving her to pester the older Nitram, and her girlfriend Latula. Aradia calmly made her way to the group of girls, saying hello to Equius in the process.

Lastly came the Captor twins, 8:24AM. Sollux dropped his mentally impaired brother with Kurloz before taking his place next to Eridan on the wall, Eridan + Sollux never made any sense to anyone, but they had been together for almost a year now. Same went for Mituna and Kurloz, after Mituna had hooked up with Latula, everyone was kind of confused. Especially when word got out he was with the silent Makara.

There was only a half hour before the first bell rang, signaling the start of the day. The day went just how it usually did. Random make out sessions between periods, sneaking kisses when the teacher isn't looking, getting stoned and drunk in the bathroom after lunch, you know. The usual.

The was probably the last completely normal day any of them ever faced.